Day Downtown

"Stealing a Kiss" Los Angeles, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/100 sec, ISO320
“Stealing a Kiss” Los Angeles, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today we woke up to a wonderful Fujimoto traditional breakfast: bagels, lox, pastrami, corned beef, roast beef, etc. It’s a tradition that started many years ago when my Aunt and Uncle would come down from San Francisco with a big bag of bagels, meats, and a block of cream cheese. Ever since then, this has been our holiday breakfast, usually on Christmas morning.

After getting fueled up, it was time to head to downtown Los Angeles to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art, both the main gallery on Grand and the Geffen installation near Little Tokyo. It was cool to see the art, but also a lot of fun to walk around downtown, including taking a ride up Angels Flight, which is the shortest incorporated rail line in the world.

We also went to Grand Central Market for lunch which is always fun and delicious! This time I shared a burrito with Koa, Thai food with Mariko, and Salvadorean food with my brother. I can tell I am going to gain a few pounds during this vacation. 😆

We returned home to my parents’ house and celebrated the family being together by eating an amazing Jamaican feast. Scroll down to the last picture to see the gigantic crab claw in rundown sauce. It was delicious. 🍴

"Bagels and Fixings" Los Angeles, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/90 sec, ISO3200
“Bagels and Fixings” Los Angeles, 2017

"Art Viewing" Los Angeles, 2017Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/60 sec, ISO800

"Art Show" Los Angeles, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/70 sec, ISO3200
“Art Show” Los Angeles, 2017
"Quartet" Los Angeles, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/100 sec, ISO1250
“Quartet” Los Angeles, 2017
"Glow" Los Angeles, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/15 sec, ISO6400
“Glow” Los Angeles, 2017
"Sentiment" Los Angeles, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/300 sec, ISO200
“Sentiment” Los Angeles, 2017
"Busy Market" Los Angeles, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO5000
“Busy Market” Los Angeles, 2017
"Giant Claw" Torrance, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/10 sec, ISO3200
“Giant Claw” Torrance, 2017

Early Show

"Pre-show" Austin, 2017
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/15 sec, ISO1250
“Pre-show” Austin, 2017

`こんばんは。How’s it going?

This morning we woke up before dawn to go to the early early showing of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And by “early early”, I mean 7 AM showtime. We were excited to see the latest episode in the Star Wars saga, though, so waking up and getting out the door was pretty easy. I thought the movie had some good parts, but there were some truly cringe-worthy scenes as well, so I’d say I am generally disappointed in Episode 8. ☹️ I’m hoping Episode 9 will be better since it will be back in the hands of JJ Abrams.

Today’s photo is of one of the pre-show program clips, which are hilarious Star Wars-themed short videos. This one was the Bad Lip Reading of Episode 7.

I hope you had a nice day!

またね~